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Hamas and the Mercurial Empire | The Widening War of Attrition | Zionism’s eclipse?
Thirteen UN Security Council (UNSC) members voted in favour of a draft resolution, put forward by the United Arab Emirates on Friday 8 December for an immediate cessation of hostilities in Gaza, while the United Kingdom abstained. The United States used its veto to invalidate the vote, despite the fact… Read more
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The empire’s wars | Great Financial Crash watershed | Decoupling “Chimerica” in anger
The American empire’s wars from 2001 to 2008 were wars of hubris. After 2008 there would be wars in anger. Gaza (that we come to in the next article) is a war against a pocket of resistance to imperial plans (see last article) waged in vicious anger. This article sets… Read more
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Kabul, Bakhmut, now Gaza | Empire in retreat | System reset*.
System reset*: Gaza 2023 represents a significant and unexpected set of events, events whose causes had been festering for a while and so should have been expected. Their significance is multifaceted. For this reason, two recent articles on this site have been withdrawn to allow the unpacking of their contents… Read more
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NATO defeat in Ukraine | US hegemony under threat | The Prigozhin gambit
Introduction American hegemony and Europe: The Biden-Harris Security Strategy sees China as the central strategic threat to its global dominance. The reason for this is a corporate insurrection beginning in Obama’s first term reflecting the intense pressure many American transnationals face from competition from Chinese corporations. Russia is deemed in… Read more
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Nord Stream Balloons | Why Ukraine became a British war | NATO vs. MAGA
Britain is at the forefront of the Ukraine War. Two media events – Seymour Hersh’s report and Naftali Bennett’s interview – have hit the headlines which throw some light on this. Britain is also America’s closest ally, or is it only the ally of America’s Democratic establishment? Nord Stream Balloons.… Read more

